http://www.onsoccer.ca/Your Source for Stories, Stats and Opinion on Soccer in Ontarioen-ushttp://www.onsoccer.ca/onsoccer.xmlFebruary 2, 2012 - (RELEASE) - The Etobicoke Energy Under 18 Girls soccer team will be competing in the province of Ontario's top loop of youth soccer, the “Ontario Youth Soccer League” in 2012. Not only is the Etobicoke Youth Soccer Club extremely proud of the U-18 girls for becoming the fourth Etobicoke team to join the OYSL for the 2012 season but also so is the soccer loving community of Etobicoke, which is very excited to be welcoming teams from all over the province to ...http://www.onsoccer.ca/?id=6993February 2, 2012 February 2, 2012 - (John F. Molinaro, Sportsnet.ca) - You can take the player out of the game, but you can't take the game out of the player.On Jan. 5, 2011, Kara Lang, an eight-year veteran of the Canadian women's soccer team, announced her retirement, citing persistent knee problems as the reason for her calling it quits.Lang was only 24 when she walked away from the sport ...http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2012/02/02/kara_lang/February 2, 2012 February 2, 2012 - (Herb Garbutt, Oakville Beaver) - Julia Lombardi had never really considered the possibility of earning a soccer scholarship.For much of her life, soccer wasn't even her favourite sport. Like most Canadians, she was born with DNA that predisposed her to wear skates and chase pucks. She loved hockey and played rep with the Oakville Hornets.Then, three years...http://www.insidehalton.com/sports/article/1291438--ncaa-comes-calling-for-oakville-soccer-playersFebruary 2, 2012 February 2, 2012 - (MLSsoccer.com) - It's always nice when your neighbors invite you over for a party, which is exactly why the United States national team will head north of the border on June 3 for the first time since 1997 to take on Canada at BMO Field in Toronto as part of that nation's Centenary celebrations.The match, which will be televised live in the US on NBC Sports Network at 7 pm ET, will also serve as the f...http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/02/02/us-face-rivals-canada-toronto-friendly-june-3February 2, 2012 February 2, 2012 - (CBC) - Canada will plays its next round of home World Cup soccer qualifiers at Toronto's BMO Field.The Canadian Soccer Association made the announcement at the downtown launch of its new Umbro team uniform.The home games for the Canadian men are June 12 against Honduras, Sept. 7 against Panama and Oct. 12 against Cuba....http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2012/02/02/sp-soccer-canada-worldcup.htmlFebruary 2, 2012 January 30, 2012 - (CSA) - Canada booked its ticket to the 2012 Olympic Games in London with a decisive 3:1 win over Mexico in the semi-final of CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying at BC Place in Vancouver.Captain Christine Sinclair led the way yet again with two goals and Melissa Tancredi chipped in with one of her own as Canada delighted a near-capacity crowd at BC Place with a win in the tournament's decisiv...http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-headed-to-london-after-emotional-win--p149031January 30, 2012 January 30, 2012 - (CSA) - After securing qualification for London 2012 on Friday, Canada fell short of its final goal at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament: a victory against arch-rival USA. On the final day of the competition, Canada could not rouse itself enough to defeat the favoured Americans, thus claiming a silver medal in the eight-team confederation championship.USA prevailed 4:0 o...http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-falls-short-of-perfect-tournament--p149039January 30, 2012 January 25, 2012 - (CSA) - Canada overpowered Costa Rica 5:1 to claim first place in Group A at 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying at BC Place in Vancouver on 23 January.The Canadians will now head into the all-important semi-final match on 27 January with the advantage of facing the lower seed from the opposing pool. Canada must win the one-off match to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London....http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-routs-costa-rica-to-claim-first-place-in-group-a-p148984January 25, 2012 January 25, 2012 - (CSA) - Following a 4:0 win by USA over Mexico in Group B it is now confirmed that Canada will face the Mexicans in the all-important semi-final match at CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying at 20.00 (local kick-off) on Friday 27 January at BC Place in Vancouver.Canada will need to defeat Mexico in the semi-final to book a place at the 2012 Olympic Games in London....http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-set-for-olympic-showdown-with-mexico-p148994January 25, 2012 January 22, 2012 - (CSA) - Canada booked its place in the decisive semi-final match at 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying in Vancouver with a comfortable 2:0 win over Cuba.Christine Sinclair converted from the penalty spot to give the hosts the lead and Melissa Tancredi followed up with a headed effort to seal the two-goal victory in front of a record Women's ‘A' international crowd at BC Place in Vancouv...http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-books-spot-in-semi-final-with-win-over-cuba--p148967January 22, 2012 January 22, 2012 - (RELEASE) - Preparations for the 2012 SAAC Academy season have begun across Ontario, and the theme of the season is 'Raising the Bar'. As SAAC enters its 7th year of operation, the membership remains committed to providing the highest level of technical standards for development in the province. No other association in the country requires such high standards from its membership, and SAAC owes it to its members and their players to remain diligent in ensur...http://academysoccer.ca/?page=article&ID=382January 22, 2012 January 20, 2012 - (Total Football Mag) - UEFA A licence coach Ian McClurg had a simple concept - and has turned it into a successful business.Although football is a team sport, it is what individual players do that decides the outcome of a game. A brilliant piece of individual skill, being in the right place at the right time and even individual errors can be the difference between winning and losing....http://www.totalfootballmag.com/features/world-football/coaching-the-next-generation-of-canadians-one-on-one-style/January 20, 2012 January 20, 2012 - (CSA) - Canada dispatched a gutsy Haiti side with a 6:0 win to open CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying at BC Place in Vancouver.Christine Sinclair bagged four goals on the night that Canada began its qualification campaign for London 2012 in style.Christina Julien and Kelly Parker chipped in with the additional goals as Karina Le...http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-overpowers-haiti-to-open-campaign-in-vancouver-p148953January 20, 2012 January 19, 2012 - (RELEASE) - The Peel Halton Development League is grounded in the principals of Long Term Player Development (LTPD), an evolving program that questions the way in which we have structured competition in the past and how to move forward.It has been said that leagues drive development in the province and that anything different isn't “real soccer”. In most cases, the current competitive league stru...http://www.onsoccer.ca/?id=6983January 19, 2012 January 19, 2012 - (CSA) - Canada has announced it will face Armenia in an away Men's International Friendly match in Cyprus on 29 February. The match - a first-ever international meeting between the two nations - falls on the first FIFA International Date of the 2012 calendar year.As this FIFA International Date provides just a short 72-hour window, head coach Hart expects to rely heavily on European-based pla...http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-to-face-armenia-in-february-friendly-p148907January 19, 2012 January 16, 2012 - (Kara Lang, Sportsnet.ca) - The CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament will kick off a new era in women's soccer in Canada. The next three years will see the country host several FIFA international matches and major tournaments, and the best players in the women's game will showcase their talents in our backyard.It's been a long time since Canada has hosted a women's tournament like this one. Canadian fa...http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2012/01/16/lang_blog/?utm_source=Soccer%20Lineup%20RSS-Images&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=Lang%20on%20women%27s%20team%3A%20Olympics%20or%20bustJanuary 16, 2012 January 14, 2012 - (RELEASE) - It was a pair of strong statements by London Athletic and Toronto Boca Juniors as they recorded the first victories in the historic first games of the Canadian Premier Futsal League this past Saturday evening at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.Toronto Boca Juniors, two-time defending OSA Futsal Cup Champions, opened the fireworks against crosstown rivals Real Toronto, who despite fe...http://www.futsalcanada.ca/index.php/news/canadian-futsal-news/338-london-athletic-and-toronto-boca-juniors-win-decisively-in-cpfl-opening-weekendJanuary 14, 2012 January 10, 2012 - (Duncan Fletcher, Sportsnet.ca) - We're coming up to the first full weekend in January, and that means we're about to be treated to the best weekend in the English football calendar, the F.A Cup third round.With the footballing landscape having radically changed over the Premier League era thanks to the sheer amount of money flowing into the game, this is one of the few occasions where the spotlight shines on some of ...http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2012/01/06/fletcher_blog/January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012 - (Larry Millson, CP) - Toronto FC hopes the noise of a big crowd at Rogers Centre can make a difference on March 7 when they play the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final against the Los Angeles Galaxy.The team announced recently that the game would be moved under the retractable roof because of the problems winter weather could create at BMO Field, the Major League Soccer team's regular...http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/sports/article/1065081--toronto-fc-hopes-to-make-dome-feel-like-homeJanuary 10, 2012 January 10, 2012 - (Nigel Reed, CBC Sports) - He might just be the single most important signing ever by Toronto FC.If he could turn the world's worst team into winners, imagine what Thomas Rongen could do with some of Canada's top young prospects. The 55-year-old Dutchman is the man handpicked by TFC head coach Aron Winter to run the club's new Academy.Rongen has bee...http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/opinion/2012/01/rongens-the-right-choice-for-tfc.htmlJanuary 10, 2012 January 10, 2012 - (RELEASE) - Traveling on Dec. 24 or 25 would not be near the top of many people's Christmas wish, unless one has been invited and accepted to participate in one North America's most prestigious youth soccer showcases; The ESPN – DISNEY College Showcase in sunny Orlando, Florida.Four, Ottawa South United (OSU) boys' teams and one OSU girls' team (one week later) packed their soccer gear and jetted...http://osu.ca/news_article.php?aid=308&nc=1January 10, 2012 January 1, 2012 - (Nigel Reed, CBC Sports) - It has been a memorable year for Canadian soccer.A new Canadian franchise in Major League Soccer, the Women's World Cup and a Canadian team reaching the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League.Here are a few of my favourite Canadian moments on the pitch from 2011. Vancouver, BC, March 19, 2011 - Vancouver W...http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/opinion/2011/12/2011-a-canadian-soccer-snapshot.htmlJanuary 1, 2012 January 1, 2012 - (Richard Starnes, Ottawa Citizen) - For the true soccer fan, 2011 was a breakout year. There has been so much television coverage it has been hard for even the most addicted of us to keep pace.I am now convinced we are over the acceptance hump. Our game has wheedled its way into the Canadian sports psyche and, judging by what we have in store in 2012, it is most definitely here to stay. No longer can those ill-informed ...http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/Beautiful+Game+shaping+superb+year+soccer/5930269/story.html?cid=megadrop_storyJanuary 1, 2012 January 1, 2012 - (CSA) - 1. Jackson takes Norwich to the Premier League - Promotion success in England is nothing new to Simeon Jackson, but the Canadian striker's exploits during the final stretch of the 2010-11 club season for Norwich City FC raised his reputation as a clutch goal scorer to an entirely new level.The truth about Jackson's 2010-11 season, however, was that the Mississauga-native struggled to ...http://www.canadasoccer.com/2011-year-in-review-top-10-stories-in-canadian-football-p148736January 1, 2012 December 31, 2011 - (CSA) - Canada's 2011 youth program was highlighted by a silver-medal performance at the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship. Along the way, coach Sean Fleming's group became the first Canadian U-17 team to qualify for a FIFA U-17 World Cup in 16 years.Overall, it was indeed an important year for the development of Canada's future stars. For the first time since 2005, the Canadian Soccer Ass...http://www.canadasoccer.com/2011-year-in-review-canada-s-youth-teams-p148730December 31, 2011 December 31, 2011 - (CSA) - In a 2011 season of the highest highs and the lowest lows for Canada's Women's National Team, the squad managed to post an impressive record of 14 wins, four draws and four losses throughout the year's campaign. Canada's 14 wins in 24 matches set a new national record.Canada enjoyed the brightest of starts to 2011, finishing second at the Yongchuan Cup and first at the Cyprus Women's ...http://www.canadasoccer.com/2011-year-in-review-canada-s-women-s-national-team-p148731December 31, 2011 December 31, 2011 - (CSA) - Canada posted a record of eight wins, two draws and two losses in a 2011 season that featured no shortage of thrills and spills for Stephen Hart's squad.There was no shortage of meaningful matches for Canada during 2011 as nine of Canada's 12 matches during the year were part of either the CONCACAF Gold Cup or the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™....http://www.canadasoccer.com/2011-year-in-review-canada-s-men-s-national-team-p148733December 31, 2011 December 26, 2011 - (CSA) - 2011 proved to be an eventful year for Canada's professional football clubs with important milestones reached across the board.With the nation's clubs competing in Major League Soccer, North American Soccer League, Nutrilite Canadian Championship and CONCACAF Champions League, Canadian club football evolved to a new level of competition signalling an important progression in the cultu...http://www.canadasoccer.com/2011-year-in-review-a-season-of-progress-for-canada-s-clubs-p148721December 26, 2011 December 7, 2011 - (CSA) - The Canadian Soccer Association has announced the list of nominees for its 2011 Canada Soccer player awards. Canadian media and coaches will be asked to select two players - one male and one female – for the Canadian Soccer Association's top prize, the BMO Canadian Players of the Year award. The award will celebrate Canada's top-two soccer players in recognition of their 2011 achievements with both the national team and their respective club team...http://www.canadasoccer.com/nominees-announced-for-2011-canada-soccer-player-awards-p148093December 7, 2011 December 7, 2011 - (Ben Knight, Canadian Soccer News) - So last week I let the whole world know the upcoming round of Canadian Soccer Association elections will be covered as a public process, regardless of how private some within the organization might wish them to be.Interview requests had gone in to both CSA vice-presidents – Victor Montagliani and Rob Newman – and there was every reason to believe a useful, friendly, inside look at the...http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2508-CSA-elections-2012-Circling-the-wagonsDecember 7, 2011 December 7, 2011 - (Dave Rowaan, Sportsnet.ca) - Toronto FC broke ground last month on their state of the art training ground at Downsview Park.The new facility, where the first team will practise and the academy teams will be based, was greeted with lots of media attention but not all of it was good. Many questioned the fact that the club was investing $20 million on the project....http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2011/12/06/rowaan_blog/December 7, 2011 December 7, 2011 - (CP) - Canada has been drawn with the host United States, Cuba and El Salvador in the final round of CONCACAF Olympic men's soccer qualifying.The four teams will compete in Group A at LP Field in Nashville in March with games set for March 22, 24 and 26Group B is made up of Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago and will ...http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/canadian-mens-team-learns-path-to-olympic-soccer-tournament/article2262074/December 7, 2011 December 2, 2011 - (Canadian Soccer News) - The CSA announced Friday that Nick Dasovic has been hired on to coach the Canadian men's under-20 squad.Dasovic's last coaching duty was as interim head coach of Toronto FC last year, after having spent a couple of years as an assistant with TFC. He was, of course, replaced by Aron Winter in January.But that wasn't the onl...http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2495-Dasovic-to-coach-Canada-U-20-sDecember 2, 2011 November 23, 2011 - (CSA) - Canada scored four goals in its 2011 season finale at BMO Field on Tuesday 15 November. The 4:0 victory over St. Kitts and Nevis closed out CONCACAF Round 2 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Qualifiers. Canada finished first in its group and won advancement to CONCACAF Round 3 in 2012. The win also extended Canada's unbeaten streak to eight matches in 2011.Canada's goal scorers were ...http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-scores-four-times-in-season-finale-at-bmo-field-p147926November 23, 2011 November 14, 2011 - (CIS) - The University of Victoria Vikes men's soccer team won their fifth CIS national title in school history with a 3-1 win over the Saint Mary's Huskies in front of 3,023 fans at Centennial Stadium in Victoria, B.C., on Sunday afternoon.UVic went 3-0 in the tournament from Nov. 10-13 on home field and have now won five national titles including banners in 2004, 1996, 1987 and 1975. The fi...http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/msoc/2011-12/releases/20111113-finalNovember 14, 2011 November 14, 2011 - (CIS) - Tournament MVP Chantel Marson, a 5-foot-3 goalkeeper from London, Ont., made six saves in the game and three more in a post-overtime shootout as Queen's University edged the Montreal Carabins 1-0 to capture their second consecutive CIS women's soccer championship, Sunday, at Percival Molson Stadium on the campus of McGill University.In an earlier game, the Ottawa Gee-Gees claimed bron...http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wsoc/2011-12/releases/20111113-finalNovember 14, 2011 November 14, 2011 - (RELEASE) - Guest: International Clinician - Tosh FarrellHaving spent 14 seasons at the academy Tosh was instrumental in the development of numerous players who have gone onto represent, not only Everton football club's first team, but other teams within the English premiership, football league as well as players representing their respective countries at International level....http://yrsa.ca/clinics.htmlNovember 14, 2011 November 12, 2011 - (CSA) - Canada has qualified for CONCACAF Round 3 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Qualifiers. Canada will join Honduras, Cuba and Panama in a six-match series next year, with the top-two teams in that group to advance to the final round of continental qualifiers in 2014. CONCACAF Round 3 will run from 8 June to 16 October 2011.Canada qualified on Friday 11 November 2011 with a 0:0 away dra...http://www.canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=5126November 12, 2011 November 11, 2011 - (Duane Rollins, Canadian Soccer News) - Canada began its preparation for the next two u-20 FIFA World Cups. In total, 20 players have been called to a camp, which is being held in Costa Rica.As with other youth camps lately, the majority of the players come from the three professional academies. Toronto FC leads the way with seven, Vancouver has six and Montreal has three in camp....http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2423-Youth-development-camp-rosterNovember 11, 2011 November 8, 2011 - (OUA) - The No. 4 Queen's Gaels prevented the No. 5 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from repeating as OUA Champions as they defeated the Hawks 5-3 in penalty kicks on Sunday afternoon at University Stadium.After 120 scoreless minutes, Queen's Melissa Jung of Mississauga, Ont., scored the deciding goal in the shootout, forcing the Hawks to settle for the silver medal....http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/wsoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11344November 8, 2011 November 8, 2011 - (OUA) - The McMaster men's soccer team reclaimed the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Championship title Sunday afternoon with a 3-1 defeat of the Toronto Varsity Blues.Toronto and McMaster met in the 2009 OUA gold-medal match when the Marauders defeated the Blues 1-0 in penalty kicks at Toronto's Varsity Centre. The Blues, who were defending champions coming into today's game, also won t...http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/msoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11343November 8, 2011 November 4, 2011 - (Canadian Soccer News) - As the second round of World Cup qualifying in CONCACAF draws to a close, Stephen Hart's men need just a single point in a pair of games against tiny St. Kitts and Nevis to clinch advancement into a third-round grouping with Honduras, Panama and Cuba next summer.So while things are virtually locked up already, there still need to be warm bodies in red/white kits to take the field in S...http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2400-Canada-announces-roster-for-home-and-away-vs.-St.-KittsNovember 4, 2011 November 4, 2011 - (RELEASE) - RDA is proud to announce that RDA Alumni Alisha Leila, Ashlee Savona and Elysia Prasad have been selected to the U20 Guyanese National Women's Team (known as the Lady Jags) for the CONCACAF U20 Women's World Cup Qualification round being heldin Guyana from November 2-6 2011.RDA extends our congratulations to Alisha, Ashlee and Elysia as theycontinue to excel at the Internation...http://www.onsoccer.ca/?id=6954November 4, 2011 November 4, 2011 - (OUA) - Rookie Jamie Baker exploded on Wednesday evening in the first round of the OUA playoffs, notching four goals to lead the Ryerson Rams men's soccer team to a dominating 5-0 triumph over the Trent Excalibur on Eugene Melnyk Sports Field at St. Michael's College School.The Carleton University Ravens men's soccer team has advanced to the OUA Final Four after defeating the Laurentian Unive...http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/msoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11312November 4, 2011 November 4, 2011 - (RELEASE) - Midfielder Heather Malizia scored the lone goal of the contest as the nationally ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks defeated the York Lions 1-0 eliminating them from post season play. The No. 4 Gaels move on to the OUA final four next weekend after they defeated the Carleton Ravens 3-0 on Sunday afternoon.For the second t...http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/wsoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11313November 4, 2011 October 31, 2011 - (RELEASE) - At a meeting last night in Toronto, 6 high performance futsal and soccer clubs along with Futsal Canada have banded together to form what is the country's first multi-regional men's elite futsal league. The name of the league will be the Canadian Premier Futsal League.The league is aiming to hit 8 professional partner organizations for its inaugural season, but here are the original 6...http://www.onsoccer.ca/?id=6952October 31, 2011 October 29, 2011 - (CSA) - Karina LeBlanc made two saves on kicks from the penalty mark to secure Canada's first gold medal in women's football at the Pan American Games. Canada won 4-3 on kicks following a 1:1 draw with Brazil in the 27 October championship final at the Estadio Omnilife in Guadalajara, Mexico.This marks Canada's third medal at the Pan American Games, following silver at Santo Domingo 2003 and ...http://www.canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=5106October 29, 2011 October 27, 2011 - (CSA) - Canada will face Brazil in the gold-medal final at Guadalajara 2011. The two sides will meet at the Estadio Omnilife at the XVI Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011 Women's Football Tournament. The championship final kicks off at 17.00 local (18.00 ET / 15.00 PT) on Thursday 27 October.The match is broadcast in Mexico by Terra Deportes. Canadian fans can follow the match via a live twi...http://www.canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=1372October 27, 2011 October 24, 2011 - (CSA) - Canada will face Colombia in the semi-final stage of the XVI Pan American Games Women's Football Tournament. The two sides will meet this Tuesday 25 October at the Estadio Omnilife in Guadalajara, Mexico. The match will kick off at 20.00 local (21.00 ET / 18.00 PT).Canada finished second in its group as a result of a drawing of lots. Both Canada and Brazil finished dead even on points...http://www.canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=5101October 24, 2011 October 24, 2011 - (Kyle McCarthy, MLSsoccer.com) - Danny Koevermans scored with seven minutes to play to lift Toronto FC to a 2-2 draw against New England at BMO Field on Saturday afternoon in a battle between two teams that finish the season as the bottom two teams in the Eastern Conference.Much like the 2-2 draw between these two sides on the final day of the 2007 season, this match offered plenty of open play and a healthy allotmen...http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/10/koevermans-continues-his-heroicsOctober 24, 2011 October 21, 2011 - (OUA) - The No. 9 Varsity Blues women's soccer team battled some heavy rain and wind to shut out the Trent Excalibur 4-0 on Wednesday night (Oct. 19) at Varsity Centre.With the win, the Blues improve to 10-1-3 and remain in second place in the OUA East division. Toronto dominated the contest, outshooting the Excalibur 7-0 on the night....http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/msoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11249October 21, 2011 October 19, 2011 - (Boxscore News) - Canada overcame an early penalty with three unanswered goals and beat Costa Rica 3-1 on Tuesday to open the women's competition at the Pan American Games.Christina Julien equalized in the 30th minute, two minutes after Shirley Cruz put Costa Rica ahead. Christine Sinclair, who scored six goals to lead Canada to the CONCACAF women's title less than a year ago in Cancun, gave the North ...http://boxscorenews.com/canada-womens-soccer-open-pan-ams-with-win-p27890-68.htmOctober 19, 2011 October 19, 2011 - (MLSsoccer.com) - Danny Koevermans opened the scoring and Joao Plata added a second-half brace as Toronto FC stunned FC Dallas 3-0 on Tuesday night at Pizza Hut Park to earn a spot in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.Both Dallas and Toronto needed a victory to move beyond the group stages of the tournament, but Dallas, also gearing up for the MLS Cup playoffs, started the match slow and out ...http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/10/huge-road-win-sends-reds-ccl-quartersOctober 19, 2011 October 13, 2011 - (James Christie, Globe and Mail) - Canada's young soccer hopes can now witness first-hand the daily trials that come with being a big-league player for Toronto FC.Good news, bad news.The bad news is Canada is still a minnow on the world stage of soccer. Mediocrity has been a way of life.The good...http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-academy-a-work-in-progress/article2198069/October 13, 2011 October 13, 2011 - (James Christie, Globe and Mail) - Sixth place isn't normally considered a stunningly good result -- unless you're talking about Canada in the sport of soccer.Team Canada placed sixth in the 2011 Danone Nations Cup held in Madrid, Spain – the world's largest youth soccer tournament – the best result Canada has achieved since the beginning of the tournament in 1999....http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/canada-happy-with-6th-place-at-youth-soccer-tournament/article2199063/October 13, 2011 October 13, 2011 - (James Ross, Daily Gleaner) - Ontario's Ajax Strikers were crowned national champion Monday afternoon at the U18 boys national soccer championships.The Strikers held off St. Hubert of Quebec for a 3-2 win in front of hundreds of fans at BMO Centre.The win makes it two in a row for the guys from Ajax, who won the U16 Cup last year with a similar group....http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/sports/article/1446823October 13, 2011 October 13, 2011 - (OUA) - In her first game back from injury, Eilish McConville scored the lone goal of the match to lead the Varsity Blues women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over the CIS defending champion Queen's Gaels on Saturday, October 8 at Varsity Centre.The Lady Vees looked to keep the momentum from last week's win over Ryerson going when facing off against the Trent Excalibur on a gorgeous Friday af...http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/wsoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11198October 13, 2011 October 13, 2011 - (OUA) - The McMaster men's soccer team moves into first place tied with Guelph in the OUA West with a win over the York Lions. In the 2-0 effort, the Marauders now have seven wins on the season. The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men's soccer team (4-5-3) were able to finish strong for a second time after defeating the UOIT Ridgebacks (1-8-2) 4-1 at Alumni Field on Thursday night....http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/msoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11204October 13, 2011 October 13, 2011 - (Bruce Constantineau, Postmedia News) - Winning a Pan American Games medal this month would clearly help a Canadian women's national soccer team in dire need of a morale boost.But the October tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico, is really just a building block. The real test comes in January when Canada hosts the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Vancouver....http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/10/11/canada-using-pan-ams-as-warm-up-to-olympic-qualifier/October 13, 2011 October 13, 2011 - (Anthony Lopopolo, National Post) - For a team coming off its largest margin of victory in history, Canada did not have the same killer instinct in its World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday.After scoring 14 goals in the first three games in their regional group schedule — including a 7-0 win over St. Lucia last week —Canada generated more than a dozen chances on Tuesday but failed to score in a 0-0 tie against Puerto Ri...http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/10/11/offence-fails-canada-in-draw-with-puerto-rico/October 13, 2011 October 7, 2011 - (John F. Molinaro, CBC Sports) - Standings and statistics often don't tell the full story, and often times they are misleading.A look at the Major League Soccer table reveals Toronto FC sitting in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. The club has also conceded a league-high 56 goals and boasts the worst goal-difference (minus-23) in MLS. And even though the Reds were only officially eliminated from post-season con...http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/10/06/spf-tfc-molinaro-blog.htmlOctober 7, 2011 October 7, 2011 - (Larry Millson, MLS) - Ryan Johnson, one of the players brought in by Toronto FC in the massive overhaul that started in late June, feels the new-look Reds are a playoff team.The problem is they're not. For the fifth year in a row, TFC have come up short in the race for the postseason.Johnson, who joined Toronto in a July 14 trade with San Jose,...http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/10/07/toronto-fcs-johnson-were-playoff-quality-squadOctober 7, 2011 October 7, 2011 - (Lori Ewing, CP) - Christine Sinclair is most at home on the pitch, where her powerful strikes have made her one of women's soccer's biggest stars and the face of the sport in Canada.But the 28-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., will be front and centre of the entire Canadian team next week when she carries Canada's flag into the opening ceremonies of the Pan American Games....http://thechronicleherald.ca/Sports/1266739.htmlOctober 7, 2011 October 7, 2011 - (OUA) - Jackie Tessier of WInnipeg had two goals on the day as the No. 3 Gaels (9-0-1) defeated the Ottawa Gee Gees (8-3-1) by a score of 3-2.Playing at home for the first time in October, the Wilfrid Laurier women's soccer team won their tenth game of the season, a 3-0 decision over the Western Mustangs. The Carleton University R...http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/msoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11187October 7, 2011 October 7, 2011 - (MLSsoccer.com) - A torrid opening 45 minutes from striker Simeon Jackson paved the way for a record-breaking victory for Canada against hosts St. Lucia on Matchday three of CONCACAF's second round of World Cup qualifying.The Canadians cruised to a 7-0 win — their largest victory in an official match — powered by a first half hat-trick from Jackson, the 24-year-old attacker who had previously scored ju...http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/10/07/wcq-jackson-paves-way-canada-7-0-rout-st-luciaOctober 7, 2011 October 5, 2011 - (Kurtis Larson, Toronto Sun) - Head coach Aron Winter's post-match remarks are becoming repetitious at BMO Field.“Winning 1-0 again, we give it up … It's a pity.”Something the dressing room is well aware of following a lacklustre 1-1 draw with New York on the weekend.“For whatever reason, it...http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/TorontoFC/2011/10/03/18775676.htmlOctober 5, 2011 September 26, 2011 - (OSA) - The Board of Directors of The Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) has unanimously approved the implementation of the Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) model across the province. The Board, comprising District Presidents and representatives from the 21 Districts that make up The OSA, strongly supported the plan at a meeting on September 17, 2011.The LTPD initiative was developed and lau...http://www.ontariosoccer.ca/OSABlog/?p=5750September 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 - (CSA) - The Canadian Soccer Association announced today that Tony Fonseca has been named High Performance Director – Men's.In this newly created role, he will be responsible for expanding and enhancing the development of high performance programming in Canada for the Men's National Team Program from U-15 through to the U-20 levels as well as the Futsal and Beach Programs....http://www.ontariosoccer.ca/OSABlog/?p=5785September 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 - (AP) - Juan Pablo Angel scored twice as Chivas USA defeated Toronto FC 3-0 in Major League Soccer action Saturday.Justin Braun also scored for Chivas (8-12-11), which moved four points behind New York for the final playoff spot.Angel put Chivas up in the 12th minute and Braun made it 2-0 in the 71st. Angel then sealed the win wit...http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/09/25/toronto-fc-falls-apart-against-chivas/September 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 - (Daniel Girard, Toronto Star) - Toronto FC goes into the biggest game of the year Tuesday night without four key players, including captain and on-field general Torsten Frings.The former German international is out for a key CONCACAF Champions League match at BMO Field against Pumas UNAM of Mexico due to yellow card accumulation. So are Terry Dunfield and Mikael Yourassowsky....http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/mls/torontofc/article/1059955--reds-lose-four-for-champions-league-clashSeptember 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 - (AP) - Abby Wambach made the most of her last match before a little rest and relaxation.The veteran on the U.S. women's national team scored two goals in a 3-0 victory over Canada in a friendly at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, Ore., on Thursday night.The exhibition was the second of a two-match Celebration Series to thank stateside...http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/09/23/sp-canada-america-women-friendly.htmlSeptember 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 - (OSA) - http://ontariosoccer.net/Competitions/ProvincialChampionships/OntarioCup/2011SemiFinalsandFinals/2011FinalGameSummaries.aspxSeptember 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 - (Lori Ewing, The Record) - The Pan American Games will be as much about learning for John Herdman as they are about winning.Canada's new women's soccer coach will field a team led by veteran striker Christine Sinclair that's a blend of experienced players and relative newcomers at next month's Pan Am Games.But while bettering the team's bronze-medal...http://www.therecord.com/sports/article/600497--pan-am-games-just-first-step-for-canada-s-women-s-soccer-teamSeptember 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 - (OUA) - The Brock University women's soccer team (2-3-2 OUA) played to a 2-2 tie versus the McMaster University Marauders (3-3-1 OUA) in a steady rainfall at home Friday afternoon. The Carleton University Ravens women's soccer team shut out the Nipissing University Lakers 3-0 Saturday afternoon at Ravens' Field.The Ottawa Gee-Gees...http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/wsoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11157September 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 - (OUA) - Mark Reilly scored twice as the McMaster Marauders defeated the Brock Badgers 4-1 in St. Catharines on Friday afternoon. The Carleton University Ravens men's soccer team came away with its second consecutive victory over the Nipissing University Lakers Saturday afternoon at Ravens' Field by a score of 3-1.The Warriors pick...http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/msoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11156September 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 - (Ben Rycroft, Canadian Soccer News) - Canadian Soccer News has learned that the Ontario Soccer Association has decided to 'provisionally approve' a new division 3 league for Ontario.The league, a pursuit originally put forth by the Durham and Peel Halton regions, with the support of Hamilton Croatia and Milltown FC - two teams seeking to create a breakaway league from the Canadian Soccer League - will have until November ...http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2224-OSA-approves-new-D3-leagueSeptember 26, 2011 September 22, 2011 - (CP) - Iain Hume is fully confident Canada will emerge triumphantly from its first World Cup qualifying group, but warns that his team's remaining games shouldn't be taken lightly.The 27-year-old striker played a key role in Canada's latest World Cup qualifying victory, a 3-0 win in Puerto Rico in which he scored a late first-half goal to spark his team....http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=376456September 22, 2011 September 19, 2011 - (OUA) - The uOttawa women's soccer team took to Matt Anthony Field on Wednesday night against the Carleton Ravens. The Gee-Gees were looking for both a strong start at home and a rebound from their first loss on the campaign. In the end, the Gee-Gees were successful on both counts as they beat the Ravens 2-0.The Gee-Gees came out of the gate strong on Wednesday, controlling the play and tempo...http://oua.ca/sports/soccer/wsoccer/home/index.html?article_id=11125September 19, 2011 September 19, 2011 - (John F. Molinaro, CBC Sports) - Boy, did Toronto FC ever need this one.A few days after being humiliated in Mexico, the Reds rebounded with an impressive 2-1 win over the MLS champion Colorado Rapids Saturday afternoon courtesy of a pair of second-half goals from Dutch forward Danny Koevermans.Koevermans continues his hot scoring streak with six goals in...http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/09/17/sp-tfcrapids.htmlSeptember 19, 2011 September 19, 2011 - (CP) - If John Herdman's first game is any indication, there are good times ahead for the Canadian women's national team.Melissa Tancredi cancelled out Abby Wambach's penalty with a goal just before halftime Saturday as Canada salvaged a 1-1 draw with the powerhouse United States.The friendly match was the first for Canada follow...http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/canadian-women-end-losing-streak-against-us/article2170201/September 19, 2011 September 16, 2011 - (CBC.ca) - Martin Bravo scored three goals and set up another, all in the first half, as Mexican side Pumas UNAM cruised past Toronto FC 4-0 Wednesday in CONCACAF Champions League action.Pumas took an early 1-0 lead in the 17th minute at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario. Francisco Palencia's touch went off Toronto defender Andy Iro and right to Bravo, who only had goalkeeper Milos Kocic to bea...http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/09/14/sp-tfc-concacaf.htmlSeptember 16, 2011 September 16, 2011 - (Anthony Lopopolo, National Post) - Toronto FC traded away a veteran for the future on Thursday, sending defender Dasan Robinson to the Los Angeles Galaxy for 22-year-old Kyle Davies, another defender.Davies joined the Galaxy in May but had not made an appearance for the Major League Soccer-leading Galaxy.Toronto is the fourth MLS club for Davies since his d...http://www.canada.com/sports/soccer/Toronto+trades+Dasan+Robinson+Galaxy+young+defender/5412805/story.htmlSeptember 16, 2011 September 12, 2011 - (Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun) - Toronto FC snapped two embarrassing streaks in impressive fashion Saturday night in Columbus.Not only did the Reds end a 14-game road winless streak with a first road victory of the season, the team also defeated the Crew for the first time in franchise history.TFC took home the Trillium Cup for the first time from its nem...http://www.torontosun.com/2011/09/10/tfc-gets-first-win-over-crewSeptember 12, 2011 September 8, 2011 - (OSA) - This September 10-11th weekend is the first of two Ontario Cup Finals weekends to be held at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan. The weekend will feature nine Ontario Cup Finals matches, as well as the Masters over-35 Provincial Championship match. All Ontario Cup Final matches, and Masters over-35 Provincial Championship match will be played on the Ontario Soccer Centre Turf Field....http://www.onsoccer.ca/?id=6912September 8, 2011 September 8, 2011 - (RELEASE) - Want to represent Canada? Well do we have great news for you. This week the Canadian Soccer Association's Futsal Working Group announced a series of ID Camps to find the nation's best futsallers over the next 2 months which will ultimately determine who represents Canada at the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championships on the road to the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.It's been 3 years since Can...http://futsalcanada.ca/index.php/news/canadian-futsal-news/319-canadian-national-futsal-team-id-campsSeptember 8, 2011 September 7, 2011 - (Morris Dalla Costa, QMI) - In the long run, it doesn't matter how you get to the top.The important thing is simply being there.After two CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2014 Brazil World Cup, Canada sits atop Group D despite playing less-than-stellar soccer.Canada defeated Puerto Rico 3-0 in...http://www.torontosun.com/2011/09/06/sluggish-canada-gets-the-winSeptember 7, 2011 September 5, 2011 - (John F. Molinaro, CBC Sports) - It wasn't quite the onslaught that some predicted, but then beggars really can't be choosers.Canada opened its World Cup qualifying campaign in less than emphatic fashion with a 4-1 win over St. Lucia Friday night in Toronto, taking its first step towards qualification for the 2014 tournament in Brazil.Former Toronto FC st...http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/09/02/sp-canada-stlucia-soccer.htmlSeptember 5, 2011 September 5, 2011 - (CIS) - Laura Machado's goal off the opening kick would prove to be the game-winner as the Varsity Blues women's soccer team shut out the Carleton Ravens 2-0 on Sunday, September 4 at Varsity Centre.The Ryerson Rams women's soccer team earned its first point of the season on Sunday afternoon, playing to a scoreless draw with the Ottawa Gee-Gees at Lamport Stadium....http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/wsoc/2011-12/releases/20110904-ws4September 5, 2011 September 5, 2011 - (CIS) - The OUA defending champion Varsity Blues men's soccer team fell 3-2 to the Carleton Ravens on Sunday, September 4 at Varsity Centre.Third-year Ravens striker Caki Simrooglu of Ismir, Turkey scored two goals to lead the visiting team to victory.The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men's soccer team (1-0-1) were able to once aga...http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/msoc/2011-12/releases/2011-0904-ms4September 5, 2011 September 1, 2011 - (John F. Molinaro, CBC Sports) - John Herdman has succeeded Carolina Morace as coach of the Canadian women's soccer team.Having most recently coached New Zealand, Herdman was officially unveiled as Canada's new bench boss Thursday by the Canadian Soccer Association.Peter Montopoli, general secretary of the CSA, heralded the Englishman as "the ideal candid...http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/09/01/sp-herdman.htmlSeptember 1, 2011 August 30, 2011 - (Kurtis Larson, Toronto Sun) - Peri Marosevic distanced himself during Thursday's post-game.With TFC's 1-0 loss to FC Dallas still fresh, the former Hoops' prospect appeared shaken while sharing responsibility.“I'm disappointed,” Marosevic said. “I should have (scored).”On no less than three...http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/TorontoFC/2011/08/26/18606726.htmlAugust 30, 2011 August 30, 2011 - (John Rider, Chronicle-Journal) - The Thunder Bay Chill under-17 boys have made it through to the Ontario Cup final, after defeating Windsor Caboto Strikers 2-1 in semifinal action over the weekend.Patrick Vanbellenghem scored both goals in the victory.The squad will now travel back south for the final in Vaughan on Sept. 18. Their opponent will be the North Mississauga Panthers, who defeated Peterborough City 1-0...http://www.chroniclejournal.com/content/news/local/2011/08/30/chill-under-17-club-set-ontario-cup-final-next-monthAugust 30, 2011 August 30, 2011 - (Kurtis Larson, Toronto Sun) - After being robbed of a second-half goal that would have doubled the advantage, TFC wasted a late lead Saturday night when missed assignments provided the San Jose Earthquakes an equalizer at BMO Field.To be fair, replays showed Joao Plata's 75th-minute goal — a threaded pass from Ryan Johnson that allowed the Ecuadoran to dribble past the 'keeper — was incorrectly ruled offside....http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/TorontoFC/2011/08/29/18611426.htmlAugust 30, 2011 August 30, 2011 - (AP) - Summer Clarke scored in the 26th minute as Canada held on for a 1-1 tie with Japan in a women's under-17 soccer friendly Monday.Nichelle Prince started the play when she struck the post and forced Japanese goalkeeper Miyu Someya to make a save before Clarke collected a rebound and kicked it in for the 1-0 lead.Japan's Akar...http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/08/30/sp-u17-canada-japan.htmlAugust 30, 2011 August 30, 2011 - (Morris Dalla Costa, London Free Press) - Stephen Hart announced the 19 players who begin the journey along the qualification road for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as Canada's men's team.In the most recent past, it's been a short trip.Predicting how much longer the trip will be this time around would merely be an exercise in frustration....http://www.lfpress.com/sports/soccer/2011/08/25/18601681.htmlAugust 30, 2011 August 23, 2011 - (madhunt.com) - Canada's men's national soccer team will move into the Nottawasaga Resort from Aug. 29 to Aug. 31 to prepare for the Sept. 2, 2014 World Cup qualifying match against St. Lucia at BMO Field in Toronto.Canada is in a group that also includes St. Kitts and Nevis, and Puerto Rico, and must win it to advance to the next CONCACAF round. Canada has not appeared in a World Cup since 1986 in M...http://www.madhunt.com/mens-soccer-notty-20110823.htmAugust 23, 2011 August 23, 2011 - (Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal) - The Thunder Bay Chill's youth program has a busy weekend of high-profile tournaments on tap.Semifinals of the Ontario Cup under-17 tournament will be held in Etobicoke with the Chill meeting the Windsor Caboto Strikers. Peterborough faces North Mississauga in the other match.The final will be played Sept. 18 in Vaughn, Ont...http://www.chroniclejournal.com/content/news/local/2011/08/23/chill-under-17-squad-heads-eastAugust 23, 2011 August 23, 2011 - (AP) - Dominic Oduro and defender Dan Gargan scored to give Chicago a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on Sunday, breaking a winless streak in MLS play that extended over two months.The Fire (3-7-15) hadn't won an MLS match since June 12. They had gone 0-3-7 since then, setting the league record for ties in a season with 15 in its last match....http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/mls/torontofc/article/1042922--toronto-fc-burned-by-former-red-in-loss-to-chicagoAugust 23, 2011 August 23, 2011 - (YorkRegion.com) - The Glen Shields Sun Devils 2000 under-11 girls soccer team was this morning crowned the first-ever BMO team of the week champion after receiving 72,677 votes in the national contest.More than 500 soccer squads from across Canada entered the competition and 15 finalists were chosen, including the Vaughan Battlecats.In tota...http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/1066176--vaughan-team-wins-grantAugust 23, 2011 August 23, 2011 - (BYSC) - On Saturday, October 1st, we are going to be holding our very first Soctoberfest Adult 7-a-side tournament at Sherwood Forest Park. This tournament is open to all of our stakeholders (parents, coaches, business community, etc). We will be having a maximum of 16 teams competing as we're looking to make this a fantastic event for everyone involved. ...http://www.burlingtonsoccer.com/Default.asp?id=15&l=1&a=article&cid=275August 23, 2011